The Battle of Ava's Room

I wasn't super clear in the previous post, see below, about that horrible picket fence room. It will be painted OVER! As will this one, seen here...

The house was built in 1997, so things like the light fixtures and door knobs are all bright gold. They will be switched out as well. Most of this house screams 1997, but it was cheap okay? haha.

I still haven't even seen the master bath or closet, or the girls' bathroom. The people were home when we saw this house, and the bathrooms were in use. So I am hoping that we made the right decision :) But I figure 2 full bathrooms is better than what we had before, and a closet we can walk into is a dream! So even if they don't have a double vanity, or a closet bigger than the actual bedroom, it will be okay. We will make it work

Now, the worst thing about Ava's new room, is her having a voice in what it looks like. I really like that it is her space, and want her to LOVE it. I have always let her have a say in things like where the furniture was placed, and that is about all the decorating we could do before. However, now we have a place we can paint, and so the struggle over the wall color begins...

Here is what Ava would like:

Here is more of what I was thinking...

There has to be a happy medium in all of this, right? I have been searching and thinking, and even trying to "guide" (which some may call bribing, but I'm not ashamed) her paint choices at the Home Depot. I am trying to teach her about accent colors, and how pink (or watermelon is the color she actually picked out) would be a great ACCENT color. She refuses. She has this idea that ALL of her walls will be watermelon. Ugggghhhh. So I think, our home will be similar to D.C. for the next few weeks. These negotiations are going to be beat up, drag down, fight till the end! I hope I win, but my sweet little girl has such an independent spirit, (nothing like me as a child, right mom haha) I'm nervous.

I'll let you know how it all turns out :)

Well, that's life...

We found out today that we got the house we put an offer in on a few weeks ago. It was a short sale so it was a bit more of a process, but not too bad. I don't like working with banks, they don't follow the rules and then make up new ones at any given moment. I am glad that this is over! (hopefully if everything else goes well) We have a closing date of June 15th.

Here is a picture of the front:

Here is the first project on my list:

I have to paint this room before Ava sees it!

There are a ton of little projects we have lined up for this place, but it was very affordable for our first little starter home.

So far being a real adult is kicking my butt! You think that all these decisions will be so fun, like finding your first house, but it is nothing of the sort. House hunting has really not been so fun. There are tons of buyers (including investors with cash), and every house has multiple offers on it. We are just happy we at least have something, and that we don't have to look for another house for a while. (This one has 5 bedrooms and an unfinished basement, so there is room to grow if we choose to in the future)

I am the worlds worst decision maker, and married to the worlds second worse decision maker, so this has been tough. My first instinct for things is always, "no." Now we have made two huge decisions in a matter of months. This is a record for us. The first decision, moving to Utah, has been okay. Riley LOVES his job. (Ironically, our new home will be very close to the new NSA building they are constructing here) Being close to family has been nice. We have had some great visitors so far and more scheduled to come!

The iMac is still packed up and in storage until we move again next month, and it's the computer with all the pictures on it. So, no pictures till next month! Stinky Blogger Award goes to me...I know!